Senate Democrats Offer Bill To Force Air Regulation Of PFAS Emissions

Senate Democrats in a new bill are pressing EPA to list several per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as air toxics, a move that would presage first-time air regulation of the chemicals, after the agency’s just-released strategy to reduce PFAS committed only to gathering information as an initial step toward eventual regulation. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) Oct. 19 introduced S.2994 , a bill intended to force EPA to list four common PFAS chemicals as hazardous air pollutants...